Australia Fires From Space December 2019
Updates from the Australian bushfires - 30 December 2019 Up to 70 fires have broken.
Australia fires from space december 2019. And severe fire seasons are likely to become more common in southeastern Australia with ongoing climate change. Currently a record number of bushfires are burning in the state of New South Wales in Australia. As of 1630 0512 GMT 24 roads and highways in NSW were affected by fire according to a government website.
The European Space Agencys Sentinel-2 satellite took this image of growing bushfires while passing over Bateman Bay on New Years Eve. The large brownish areas depict burned vegetation and provide an idea of the size of the area affected by the fires here the brown strip running through the image has a width of approximately 50 km and stretches for at least 100 km along the Australian east coast. The wildfires were fueled by.
Smoke from these fires can clearly been seen in imagery captured by the Himawari-8 satellite. At least 25 people have been killed and more than 63000 square miles burned since the fires began in September 2019. However it was reported in mid-January that the main cause of the December 2019 fires in Tasmania was arson with a Tasmanian Fire Service spokesperson quoted as saying Approximately 21000 of the 35000 hectares burnt is a result of deliberately lit fires.
Matthew AbbottThe Guardian The forecast for coming days is for more hot dry conditions. The fire situation. Roads have been closed in South Australia.
Instrument TROPOMI on the European Space Agencys. This overlay shows a 3D visualization of all the fires Australia has witnessed in this season with its map laid on top of the Google map of Europe thats how large Australias size actually is. Guardian Australia can reveal 2019 is likely to be a standout year for the number of bushfires that generate giant thunderstorm clouds known as pyrocumulonimbus or pyroCBs.
TOPSHOT - This photo taken on December 10 2019 shows a firefighter conducting back-burning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires. Australia on a day of. Close to 11 million hectares 27.